movers & shakers

this issue
Hilary Bruhn is a
member of the Malaspina
Writers’ Association and active
in the community. She
is currently involved with
the Millennium Park.
Georgia Combes’ adventurous
spirit saw her sailing
across the Pacific Ocean on a
Square Rigger, working on a
movie set and shearing sheep
in New Zealand. She has
always enjoyed photography
and has been training dogs for several years.
Her work has appeared in several publications
including Dogs in Canada and the BC Hunting
Guide. Her latest work just appeared in a dog
training book called Let the Dog Decide, by
Dale Stavroff, published by Harper Collins.
Dawn McLean enjoys her work at VIU
teaching Adult Upgrading, managing the writing
centre, and coordinating ElderCollege. Her two
children keep her entertained in the car as they
rush from one activity to another.
Barb Rees loves writing,
photography, exploring Canada
with her husband Dave
and making a difference in
the world, one person at a
time. She is the author of RV
Canada On a Dime and a
Dream and founder of Powell River Festival of
Writers. dreambg1@shaw.ca
Linda Wegner is a
researcher, writer and public
speaker with nearly a thousand
articles to her credit.
Her greatest strength lies
in writing business-related
feature articles and surveybased
reports. She is a professional member of
The Word Guild and owner of Words of Worth.
Roger Whittaker is
safety manager at 3-Leaf
Contracting, writer, digital
videographer, husband and
an idea man.
our columnists
Jessica Colasanto
For Art’s Sake
36
Kim Miller
Business Connections
28
Hailey Sacree
Bookends
14
Isabelle Southcott
Family Matters
41
Sean Percy is a Powell
River native, who started his
career with the Powell River
News in 1990. Since then,
he has held positions in
most areas of the newspaper
industry.
Powell River Living is a
member of the Powell River
Chamber of Commerce &
Tourism Powell River
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Hello Isabelle:
I was reading the September issue of Powell River Living Magazine and what a copy. Wow!
First, the story about your little princess. I was walking with you both. I have a two-yearold
granddaughter and I hope one day she and I can have a special day of our own. How
lucky you are.
Second, the clock elves. My grandfather was a Swiss clockmaker and jewellery designer. My
grandfather was not a tall man, but in my little girl eyes, he was ten feet tall and my hero.
I would spend hours in his shop fantasizing about the different cuckoo clocks he had. My
favourites were the little workers and the Swiss dancers. I would sit quietly waiting for them
to come out and every now and again Grandpa would sneak over and turn the hands and sit
with me with a wee smile and watch my face. I really believed I was going to be one of those
dancers! We didn’t have a Tick & Tock but reading this story brought back the magic for me.
I wanted to share this with you and to say thank you for these wonderful stories. They really
do bring back wonderful and special memories.
Carol Waldorf
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4 Powell River Living : october 2008